A Preliminary Report on Archaeological and Historical Resources within the Recent Addition to Bald Point State Park

Summary

DHR archaeologists made several visits to Bald Point State Park from 1999 through 2001 to look for and better document historical resources within this newly acquired park (Wisenbaker and Swann 2001 ). In 2003, however, Bald Point State Park grew by 2,851 acres, more than tripling the size of the park. Early in 2004, Park Specialist Bonnie Allen called us to tell us about several unrecorded sites that she had discovered within this addition. In so doing, she invited us to come to the park to observe and record these sites. Ms. Allen once attended one of the archaeological resource monitor training sessions sponsored by the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research. She also harbors a strong interest and displays keen insight about the history of this region. It would certainly make our jobs at the Division of Historical Resources much easier if more people involved with managing state lands exhibited her degree of dedication to protecting and preserving